I think it is a joke. Seriously. I saw the article and the logo and thought for sure this was either speculation or something that should be on Snopes. The logo sucks. It's bland, tasteless and unprofessional. It looks like something an new, independent comic book company would hire a 14 year old to design for them. It can't be true. I keep checking Snopes.
---------------------------------------- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://about.me/edwardcrosby On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 11:28 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Make no mistake, the new one is weird and off-putting and Serv's point > about it suggesting turning pages is a strong one. Not sure what sort of > logo could be crafted to suggest bit-torrent downloads, but that's beside > the point. The main point is, they intend to do away with that half-baked > current logo. Luke's point that the current logo is identifiable is a fair > one. I can look at it and know it's DC. The new one takes some work. > > But... it's like the main point of I, Claudius. Augustus wasn't the best > emperor in the world, so he made sure Caligula was his successor, because > Caligula was crazy and dangerous and much worse. That way, folks would > remember Augustus as not so bad. If you're a bad leader/logo, you always > want the one who comes after you to be worse. So... this new one is > Caligula, and folks will hate it, and then they'll think back fondly on the > current weak logo (Augustus). Then everyone will clamor for a simpler, > simpler time and elect Claudius, the DC Bullet. So... two years til the > bullet comes back? > > Caw! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> > To: The Unique Geek <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Jan 17, 2012 2:16 am > Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: DC Comics Gets A New Logo. And Here It Is. > | Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors > > I never had a problem with the DC Whirl logo. I thought it was > dynamic and easy to identify. So I would have much preferred to keep > that one rather than this staid and boring one. > > On Jan 17, 9:25 am, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > > the thing about this logo that seems so lame to me is the fact that it > > imparts the feeling of a paper comic. Now admittedly i have only sort of > > been following the posts about comics, but aren't comic companies beginning > > that transition into digital media? Doesn't the image of a page being > > turned kind if hearken back to what they have been, and not where they want > > to go? Clearly i am no marketing genius (i let Shag major in that, while i > > challenged myself with [2] real business major[s]...OH SNAP!!) but if you > > are going to go through the exercise of 'reimaging' your corporate logo, my > > thought is look FOREWORD instead of BACK. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:34 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Apparently by "anyone", I guess I meant Salmon Oyster. And he was the > > > person I was specifically thinking of that didn't like the current (or I > > > guess previous) logo. :) > > > > > The Irredeemable Shag > > >http://firestormfan.com > > >http://onceuponageek.com > > >http://twitter.com/firestormfan > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > > Subject: RE: [The Unique Geek] DC Comics Gets A New Logo. And Here It > > > Is. | Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors > > > From: <[email protected]> > > > Date: Mon, January 16, 2012 9:28 pm > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > Umm... I'm agreeing with the snarkiness of the article. Why the new > > > logo?!?! And yes, I hate it. > > > > > I don't recall the change of logos bothering me much last time. I know > > > there was some discussion on this very board, but I can't imagine anyone > > > liking this new logo. > > > > > The Irredeemable Shag > > >http://firestormfan.com > > >http://onceuponageek.com > > >http://twitter.com/firestormfan > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > > Subject: [The Unique Geek] DC Comics Gets A New Logo. And Here It Is. | > > > Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors > > > From: Cary Preston <[email protected]> > > > Date: Mon, January 16, 2012 8:42 pm > > > To: Unique Geek Google Group <[email protected]> > > > > > Link:http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/01/13/dc-comics-gets-logo-here/(via > > > shareaholic.com) > > > > > What? 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